Santa Monica-based private equity firm Sole Source Capital has agreed to buy Hi-De Liners Inc., a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-strength polyethylene film used in packaging in medical, food ...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) (“Company”), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Polyzent Trading, a Virginia-based plastic stretch film manufacturer, will invest $1.1 million to develop its first manufacturing site in Lynchburg, creating 20 new jobs. “Polyzent’s ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bc7ccb/china_plastic_film) has announced the addition of the "China Plastic ...

In this episode, listeners will gain insights into how air seal technology is revolutionizing the plastics film industry to reduce waste, save money, and promote more sustainable manufacturing ...

Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

Arlin Manufacturing Co. Inc. has signed a letter of intent to purchase one of Toray Plastics (America) Inc.'s film plants, effective Dec. 31. Arlin Vice President Steve Mitchell said the 35,000-square ...

A Michigan-based plastics film processor sees the production of medical gowns as both a business opportunity and a civic duty. Petoskey Plastics Inc. has spent $2 million to renovate a ...

Plastic film manufacturer Achilles USA has completed a $13 million expansion at its Everett facility. The company is celebrating its production expansion in a private ceremony Tuesday at its plant at ...

Minnesota-based protective packaging company says its recycling program helped a heavy equipment firm save on expenses substantially. Components received at the engine plant are packaged in Cortec ...

Plastic film has been notoriously difficult to recycle. The material is excluded from many curbside recycling programs because of its reputation as a “tangler,” as plastic film can get caught in ...

Plastic film can be recycled, but not in your curbside recycling bin — most municipalities in the United States don't accept it. Instead, you can recycle it by bringing it to a drop-off location.